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Joseph Murphy (1898-1981) was a prolific and widely admired New Thought minister and writer, best known for his metaphysical classic, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Russell H. Conwell (1843-1925) worked as a Baptist minister before founding Temple University in Philadelphia in 1888 as a school for working-class students. He delivered Acres of Diamonds as an inspirational lecture more than 6,000 times. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) founded the arts community Roycroft, in East Aurora, New York. His motivational essay A Message to Garcia is one of the most widely read works in history. Hubbard and his wife Alice died aboard a British steamer after it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine during World War I while the couple was on a peace mission to Europe. Anthony Norvell (1908-1990) was a popular writer and lecturer on metaphysics and self-development. A.H.Z. Carr (1902-1971) was a consulting economist for several major corporations, an economic adviser to the Roosevelt presidency, and a consultant to the Truman presidency. Claude M. Bristol (1891-1951) worked for nearly forty years as a newspaper reporter and editor. After serving in World War I, Bristol became an advocate for the rights of veterans, whom he believed could better attain success in civilian life by harnessing the powers of the mind. |
